Monday's letters to the editor

House members are at fault in shutdown

The editorial concerning the government shutdown is a cop-out. I agree you should deliver blame squarely where it belongs: with the hard-liner Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives.

If there are legitimate problems with the Affordable Care Act, as this group believes, then they should pass a bill to amend or repeal the act. If they can't get the support to pass a bill, that does not mean it is OK to take the entire United States government hostage.

JOE BROWN

FAMU trustees must find the perfect fit

I met Larry Robinson during the Emancipation Proclamation re-enactment ceremonies at the Knott House. He was respectfully observing and keenly attentive to the significance of the occasion. So, I introduced myself and thanked him for the hard work he had undertaken as interim president of FAMU.

But there is more to him than mere outward appearance. He has excelled in rigorous academic pursuits that require a disciplined, orderly mind and the ability to reason in multiple dimensions and variables. He has been tried, tested and not found wanting.

The question to resolve: Shall the FAMU board of trustees consider Robinson on an equal basis to all the other qualified presidential candidates? In judging this matter, where there is no ethical bar, there remains one overriding consideration: The right person, for the right job at the right time.